She Will Be Loved

Jacob didn’t fuss much as Edward led him into the secluded woods. He wanted nothing more than to go back and steal Quinn away, but it was going to have to wait. He knew that this next argument was going to change everything, and he was going to make sure that Edward got it into his thick skull that Jacob wasn’t going to be backing down.

Once they were far enough in, Edward turned to Jacob with a stony expression. “Who the hell do you think you are, Jacob?” He growled out.

Scoffing, the boy looked to the vampire in disbelief. “You’re one to talk, leech. Who do you think you are for getting in the way of Quinn’s relationships?”

“I’m her older brother and I’m making sure that she’s going to be safe!”

“Yes, unfortunately, you’re her brother, but that’s all you are. You don’t have the authority to tell her who she can and can’t see! You can’t keep me away from her forever, and one day she’ll just leave you because of it.”

“Don’t talk about her like you know her,”

“But I do know her. I know her best and I’m pretty damn sure that you know that, too.”

“Then why did she never tell you about her problems at school, Jacob? Why didn’t she trust you enough to confide in you about it?”

“You know damn well the same could be said about you, bloodsucker!”

Shaking his head, Edward started up again. “Just leave her alone, Black. Her life will be much better with you out of it.”

“You’re not listening, leech. She and I will always be together – always. No matter what you say, no matter what you do, Quinn and I are meant for each other. It’s been decided since we first met. She’s my imprint and nothing can and will ever break that bond. Got it?”

“You talk of imprinting so freely here, but you haven’t even told her. When are you going to tell her, Jacob? When are you going to tell her about what you are? About how you’ve been lying to her since you two first met? How do you think she’s going to take that? Do you honestly believe that she’ll be immediately accepting of it?”

“I’m going to tell her, but not now.”

“Then when, Jacob?!” He shouted furiously. “If not now, when? The further you hold out on it, the harder it’s going to become to tell the truth and more damage is going to be done. You know this, don’t you?”

“I’ll help her get through it, leech!” Jacob retaliated. “Our bond is going to keep us together and our love is only going to get stronger when I tell her. I’m going to make every day of her life perfect. Believe it.”

"What makes you think that you should be with her? Why should I believe that you'll take care of her? That you'll love her?!" The pale vampire, Edward, hissed out angrily, his amber eyes aglow with a new found hatred for the tanned boy in front of him.

"I... remember..." The russet skinned boy began, his dark chocolate eyes staring at the muddy, uneven floor below. The torrential rainfall that came down from the dark gray, almost black, clouds hit his bare back, and soft sizzling and hissing sounds were made as the droplets collided with his skin, a barely visible cloud of steam rising from him ever so slowly. "I remember the first day I saw her... the real her. I had never seen someone look so... so broken." His lips whispered the final word and there was now a mixture of pure droplets from the sky and salty droplets from his eyes on his cheeks.

"What are you talking about?" Edward snapped, his hands clenching up into tight fists, the pale skin on his knuckles now turning a chalk white.

"She's still not happy! Don't you get it? Can't you see it?" Jacob shouted, his voice booming outside, echoing in the trees. "You didn't see her how I saw her!" Jacob began to walk about the area to keep himself busy, walking back and forth before the vampire who still glared at him and despised his existence. "Her skin was paler than yours, her voice was hollow and quiet, her eyes were glazed over and so goddamn lifeless!" The teen's balled up hand made a harsh collision with a nearby tree which caused part of the bark to be indented upon, leaving an imprint of his fist.

Jacob Black turned to Edward Cullen. A new fire was building up inside of him. It was the need and urge to protect her. It was the want to see her smile and be genuinely happy. It was the desire to be with her every second of the day. It was all of the love he had for her, for Quinn Hurley, and it was all of the proof that he would ever need.

Edward Cullen's face softened and his eyes began to lose their glowing hatred as he probed through this boy's thoughts, feeling through them the pure and true emotions Jacob Black held for her.

"She will be loved."